Jen Baldwin
Research Specialist at Findmypast, I spend my days telling the stories of the people who came before us. Genealogy + social history. I also really like dinosaurs.
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In Defense of Slightly Unhinged Curiosity (opens the original)
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Stop Looking at Historic Maps Like a Modern Tourist (opens the original)
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I love maps. Love, love, love, love, love them. I have never met a map I didn’t adore. I’m not saying it’s a healthy relationship obsession, but I’m okay with that. Here’s why. A map doesn’t just show us where someone lived. It tells us a story about what it was like to live there. <div
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